Q: Is 478,791 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 478,791 is not a prime number.

Why is 478,791 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 478791 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 81 207 257 621 771 1,863 2,313 5,911 6,939 17,733 20,817 53,199 159,597 and 478,791, with no remainder.

Since 478,791 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,791, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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